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QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... unemployed or discouraged to work or now unemployable because they have been out of work too long. Negative for the US budget. More people on welfare. Even higher debt ceiling anyone? QE infinity anybody? Bad, bad data...good, good for taper then. Here ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... tacked on 5.77 (0.15 per cent) at 3,920.05. Monday's tepid performance came on the heels of last week's rally following a US budget deal late Wednesday that ended a partial government shutdown and an agreement on the debt ceiling that averted a default. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... deal, but markets appeared encouraged by continued talks. LONDON - European shares rose on hopes of a deal to break the US budget deadlock, while London has been lifted by an impressive stock market debut for Royal Mail. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.45 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... Barack Obama will nominate Janet Yellen to replace Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke failing to offset jitters over the US budget showdown. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.44 per cent to close at 6,337.91 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets as the US budget standoff enters its eighth day with no end in sight, stoking worries of a catastrophic default. At 0800 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Governing Council met and decided not to change monetary policy settings - president Mario Draghi commented that, "...the US budget shutdown is a risk, if it is protracted. At the present time, the impression one has is that it would not be so. If it ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight as the US budget stalemate entered its second week with the government partially shut down. At 0815 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... had slipped back to be down slightly. Shares dropped by 1.6 per cent on Monday when it became apparent a stand-off in US budget talks in Congress meant a temporary shutdown of the federal government was likely. "We reacted yesterday, and given the US ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders nervous amid relentless partisan squabbling over a US budget bill to avert a partial US government shutdown. At 0759 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... down from $1.3525. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as attention turned to another stand-off in Washington over the US budget that could see parts of the government shut down if a deal is not agreed within days. Earlier losses in Tokyo were reversed ...